its provisions from summer until winter, and in this stock-piling it displays wonders beyond description.
– al-nahlah (the bee): an insect of the family Apidae, reared for the honey and wax it produces.
– al-hudhud (the hoopoe): a genus of small perching birds with slender beaks and a crest upon the head.
– al-ṣurrad: pronounced with ḍamma on the ṣād and fatḥa on the rāʾ; a bird larger than a sparrow, broad-headed and broad-beaked, which preys on small insects and may even seize sparrows.

Points derived from the ḥadith
1 – The ḥadith of this chapter indicates that it is forbidden to kill an ant. Al-Bukhārī (3319) and Muslim (2241) relate, on the authority of Abū Hurayrah, that the Prophet ﷺ said: “A prophet from among the prophets—peace be upon them—once rested beneath a tree, and an ant bit him. He therefore ordered that the ants’ nest be burned. Allah revealed to him: ‘Could you not have killed a single ant?’” Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Tirmidhī commented: Allah did not reprimand him for using fire per se, but for punishing the innocent along with the guilty.
2 – The bee is an insect of the order Hymenoptera, family Apidae, cultivated for its honey and wax. Allah, Exalted is He, says: “And your Lord inspired the bee: ‘Take for yourself dwellings in the mountains, the trees, and in what they build’” (Q 16:68). Al-Zajjāj said, “It is called naḥl because Allah naḥala—granted—people the honey that issues from it, for niḥlah means a gift.” Al-Damīrī wrote, “The bee is a perceptive creature, intelligent and resourceful, courageous, mindful of consequences, aware of the seasons and the timing of rainfall, careful in storing food, obedient to its leader, and submissive to its ruler.” Its conditions, hierarchy, and organization are too numerous to list; exalted is He who gave everything its form and then guided it.
3 – The hoopoe: both hā’s are pronounced with ḍamma, the dāl is quiescent; its plurals are hudāhid and hudāhīd.‎